Total Crime Rate

71.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 71.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Myrtle Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Shirley South , and the 511th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Myrtle Road (CR0 8NU) in the last 12 months was 71.2 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% higher than the Shirley South average (55.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Myrtle Road (CR0 8NU), the main crime hotspot is near Bramble Close. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Myrtle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Larch Tree Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Myrtle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bracken Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bracken Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gorse Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Jasmine Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jasmine Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Larch Tree Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jasmine Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bracken Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bracken Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hewitt Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Jackson'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Jasmine Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bramble Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bramble Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bramble Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bramble Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broom Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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